Tuesday: Tips for Sharing Jesus
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 16th of June 2026
The question for each of us is: With whom are you sharing Jesus—the postal carrier, a store clerk, someone you see daily when you’re out walking? God calls every believer to help Him with this work, and He promises to give you “ ‘the tongue of the learned, that [you] should know how to speak a word in season to him who is weary’ ” (Isaiah 50:4, NKJV). It is also the duty of the Christian to always be prepared to give a defense (apologia) for the faith and hope that is in us (1 Peter 3:15).
Read 1 Peter 3:8-15. What is the Word of God telling us in these verses?
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Here are some simple tips to keep in mind as you consider how to be more intentional about sharing Jesus with others:
• Get to know someone and build a friendship over time. Your warmth, kindness, and genuine interest in them (being “lovable”) will help draw them to God. (Some call this “friendship evangelism.”)
• Pray for the Holy Spirit to work on the person’s heart. Pray for the right opportunities to interact with them.
• Look for natural ways to talk about your own faith experiences or offer a prayer for them. Ask God to give you boldness but gentleness in your approach.
• Find ways to connect your new friend with others from your church, so that they can experience the embrace of your church community. A social or small group Bible study is a good next step.
• Pray about the specific needs or questions your new friend might have and look for an opportunity to show them how the Bible offers comfort, advice, and guidance in our lives. You might simply share one Bible promise at first or answer one question, which will open the door for deeper discussions. Pray for those too.
• There will come a time you’ll want to ask if your friend would like to take a next step (Bible study and, eventually, baptism). Don’t rush these steps but also don’t lag. Pray about this.
• Our actions should reveal whose we are. How we treat others in our lives will speak volumes. As our characters are shaped in His likeness (sanctification), we will live to draw all people to Him.
Sharing Jesus with others is not a mere suggestion or opinion, but rather a command. God does not call the equipped; He equips the called—and as Christ followers we are all called to share what Christ has done for us. Christ’s last command while on earth was, “Go and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19, NIV). Jesus did not come simply to make us comfortable. He came to empower us, to enable us, to encourage us, and to edify us, enabling us to share Him with others. What Jesus offers us are gifts for our edification as we share Him with others, as opposed to being solely for our own personal growth and enjoyment. Christianity has nothing to do with gaining all, but rather about doing everything we can do and giving everything we can give in sharing Christ with others. As Scripture says, “For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard” (Acts 4:20, NIV).
In conventional war, collateral damage occurs when a strike on a military target unintentionally strikes a civilian target, such as an institution like a school, a hospital, or a road used by the public. On the other hand, collateral blessings happen when we obey and proclaim the gospel of Christ and begin receiving unexpected blessings and benefits in our lives. This is because evangelism is not just a theological effort, but also a relational and practical undertaking to engage others and share Christ. As we faithfully carry out God’s mission, He often works in and through our lives in ways we never anticipated, blessing us while we seek to be a blessing to others. As Jesus said, “Give, and it will be given to you” (Luke 6:38, NIV).
Too often we have grown cold in our love for God because we have supplanted Him; we have replaced Him with a love for the things of this world. Our comfort, our pleasure, our place in society, and our accumulation of wealth have crowded our minds until sharing Jesus becomes nothing more than a fire insurance policy covering us from burning in hell. When our love for Jesus grows cold, we no longer feel the sense of urgency to share Him. We lose the passion to witness and share Him that we had when we first came to know Him. May we return to our first love and rekindle our passion for Christ, remembering that those who have truly experienced His grace cannot remain silent about the hope they have found in Him. As Scripture warns, “Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first” (Revelation 2:4, NIV).
The lesson author has provided really good tips for sharing Jesus Christ with others. Just a rudimentary examination, “Pray for the Holy Spirit to work on the person’s heart.”outshines the other listed tips. I observe that this is the critical tip above all. The essence of sharing Christ with others is a desire to see them saved as well. The conversion of a person is ultimately God’s work, not ours. Jesus taught that spiritual transformation comes through the work of God: “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him” (John 6:44). All other good tips listed in today’s study are secondary to this.
A person may admire our kindness, enjoy our friendship, attend our church, or even take part in Bible study, but genuine conviction and surrender to Christ are produced by the Holy Spirit. However, it needs to be stressed that prayer does not denounce the need for action. Let us make good preparation as we can, but actions without the transformative power of the Holy Spirit will amount to nothing. However, we must remember that prayer without witness becomes passive.
Friendship evangelism is a very good approach in wining souls for Christ. We need to befriend others-our interaction with people by showing acts of love, kindness, compassion… will open doors for evangelism through Bible Study. The Holy Spirit has a great role to play when it comes to deep conviction of hearts.Let us sow the seeds and the Holy Spirit will water the seeds to grow in Jesus name Amen
In the New Testament believers were told to wait until the Holy Spirit filled them before going out to spread the good news. Is that what we do today? Why do we not heal the sick, raise the dead, etc. like those early believers did?
Robert, you have a good question of which I don’t have a good answer. Yet, I can share with you these texts.
1. Romans 13:11-14.
2. Proverbs 3:5-6.
3. Titus 3:4-7.
4. 2 Timothy 1:6-9.
Wow John, these verses are powerful! “For the word of God is quick and powerful…” Heb 4:12 We need to be bold and intentional as we seek and save the lost as the Spirit of Christ flows from us to all, as rivers of living water to all that are thirsty.
Inge, also memorizing scripture is powerful. Writing down, memorizing engage different areas of the brain. “Thy word have I hid in my heart that I may not sin against thee.” Psalms 119:11
The Holy Spirit still does the same through persons who make themselves available. People are also healed by simply following the eight Laws of Health which the Holy Spirit revealed to the Adventist movement. More dramatic healings occur here and there, but they are not publicized. Not many dead were raised in the time of Christ and the Apostles. And I have heard of isolated events in our church during my lifetime.
A local congregation can become a center for the Holy Spirit to work if the members wholeheartedly seek Jesus and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
Listening to people who were once lost to sin confess the blessings and the joy of having known Jesus through someone who led theme to Jesus reveal to me that the need of others to know Jesus and His love for them is real out there.
These tips like write down as you do with Bible texts in cursive while reading, meditating, and musing over God’s word. Also, see if you can find a story or words of advice in the Bible that at least hints to the practical application of these tips.
As an example: The life of Queen Esther was one who got to know people building a friendship over time. Her warmth, kindness, and genuine interest in them (being “lovable”) helped draw some to the loving God of the Israelites. Have interesting devotions with God over the next several days, weeks, and years.
Great idea! I’ve been writing out Bible texts since the author suggested copying out a text several weeks ago, after learning the cursive writing does good things for the brain. I shared the idea with one of our new members, and she says she can’t wait to do this every day!
Writing things out like that engages the brain more than mere reading, and we need to be intelligent, thoughtful Christ-followers.
I believe these tips are the most important focus of this lesson – maybe of the whole quarter. Prayerfully writing them out with practical applications from the Bible or real life could be transformative for those who will do it.
I see the believer ‘sharing Jesus’ every minute of every day. If our life is lived in the Spirit of Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit is at work in us 24 hours of every day. Whether we come in contact with people, animals, the fauna and flora of nature or inanimate objects, the Holy Spirit within gives our heart and mind the understanding how to interact with all.
Yes, there are many ways to reach out and ‘expose’ someone to the Love of Jesus. Though, God’s Truth is a living Truth. We need to be aware that we ‘share Jesus’ in words and deeds any time. Because they ought to convey the same language – “I care and want the best for you”, we need to be aware of our conduct at all times !
Opportunities to share God’s Truth abound. I have accepted Jesus’ admonition to not be anxious when sharing the Gospel using ‘words’. They are part of the greater setting in which the Holy Spirit provides the right words for us to use. He gives us insight/understanding in the moment we encounter an opportunity to speak God’s Word – even in the presence of ‘judges’ – Mark 13:11.
There is no any greater joy on earth than to preach the word of God to someone and that person is feeling good as you speak. This is an amazing action I observed when I do evangelism.you too can do likewise
Yes, we have to be intentional. But we cannot give what we do not have. Is Jesus’s character printed in mine? Does He impregnate me so people can see Him through me? Again, the focus is on our relationship with the Son.